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BERLIN — An exhibition displaying 150 photos of peaceful daily life of Vietnamese people has opened in the Adlershof Cultural Centre in Berlin.
The photo exhibition entitled Flow – Viet Nam in Peace is part of activities celebrating the 35th anniversary of Germany-Viet Nam diplomatic ties. Attending the event included the Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany, Do Hoa Binh, and a large number of German visitors and Vietnamese expatriates in Germany. Ambassador Binh praised the traditional friendship between the two countries and expressed his gratitude to local authorities and artists that organised the event. He also introduced important events in Viet Nam Year in Germany, and invited those who are attending the photo exhibition to participate in the Viet Nam Festival, scheduled to take place in Alexander Platz on August 28-29 with interesting performances by famous Vietnamese artists. The photo exhibition which lasts until August 6, is a project conducted by the Burg … [Read more...] about Berlin photography exhibition celebrates peacetime in Viet Nam

Photography fans are offered a chance to both keep up with the Western art of photography and have a glimpse of 22 cities around the world at a unique exhibition in downtown Hanoi. Titled ‘The City: Becoming and Decaying’, the exhibition features more than 170 pictures by 18 photographers from the German Ostkreuz agency. "More than half of mankind is living in cities, and each day thousands of people around the world are leaving their village in the countryside and moving to the city – seeking a better life, security, freedom and prosperity," said Almuth Meyer-Zollitsch, director of the institute. "The 18 German photographers set out from Berlin to explore urban realities throughout the world: How are people living in Tokyo or in Lagos? What is behind the artificial paradise of the gigantic shopping malls in Dubai – and of what kind is the future of the kids playing in the ruins of their home destroyed by bombs in Gaza, Palestine ?" The exhibition showcases … [Read more...] about Artists celebrate cities of the world

Thailand’s leading retailer Central Group has bought e-commerce firm Zalora Vietnam from Germany’s Rocket Internet for $10 million to increase its investment in the Vietnamese market. According to TechCrunch, the Bangkok-based Central Group won the bidding to buy Zalora after putting $10 million into the business in both Thailand and Vietnam. The deal is awaiting finalization. Rocket Internet offloaded the company after failing to meet its e-commerce profit projections. The Berlin based company has also sold a 9.1 percent stake in leading Vietnamese online retailer Lazada to Chinese billionaire Jack Ma’s Alibaba for $137 million. E-commerce is estimated to account for about three percent of total transactions in Southeast Asia and has been growing continuously as the internet has gained in popularity and become easier to access. However, traditional retailers still consider this a new segment and are reluctant to invest in this potential market, TechCrunch said. … [Read more...] about Thai retail giant swallows up Zalora Vietnam to expand online market

Vung Tau mass fish dead caused by lack of oxygen A lack of oxygen was the main cause to the recent mass death of more than 250 tonnes of farmed fish along the Cha Va River in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau according to local authorities in their report released Monday. In their report announced at a meeting yesterday by director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Tran Van Cuong, investigation results of tested water samples showed that heavy rains had brought a large amount of water into the river and made the saline and oxygen levels decreased. "Fish then stopped eating and died en mass," Cuong said. The report said that some 254 tonnes of farmed fish of 90 households in Long Son District had died en mass since October 10 with an estimated loss of VND 29 billion (USD1.31 million). Farmers had laid out their dead fish on part of Highway 51 in Vung Tau City on October 13 to protest, demanding compensation from local seafood processors for … [Read more...] about Social News 19/10

ACV to upgrade Hue airport The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to upgrade the international terminal at Phu Bai airport in central Hue city under the build-operate-transfer model, saying it was needed to serve the increasing number of passengers. In a document sent to the Ministry of Transport, the corporation said that the terminal was upgraded in 2013 to increase its capacity to 1.5 million of passengers per year. In 2015, the terminal welcomed 1.3 million passengers. The corporation estimated that the number of passengers annually would be 3.4 million by 2020 and 8.6 million by 2030. "The upgrade and expansion of the terminal is necessary to meet the rapid growth of the aviation market and assure the service quality of the airport," an ACV representative said. The company said it would study the expansion of the terminal as the number of international flights was rising. Two companies are ready to invest in the upgrade of the terminal, an ACV spokesman said. The Phu Bai … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/3